🚢 All aboard the Fun Ship! TSS Duke of Lancaster, moored near Mostyn Docks in North Wales

The ship was installed here in 1979, and it was dubbed the "Fun Ship." This clever business venture allowed the owner to circumvent Sunday trading laws (as these didn't apply to ships). It closed in 2004.

In 2012 graffiti artists from Europe and the UK were commissioned to spray murals. In 2017 the ship was repainted black!

#NorthWales #Graffiti #UrbanArt #Photography #StreetArt #MastoArt #Abandoned

An unexpectedly grand building in a small mountain town in Georgia. It is a relic of the Soviet era, built in the 1950s. This was a community space for local agricultural workers as a community and entertainment venue.

#Abandoned #Photography #History #Georgia #LostPlaces #History #Soviet

The Tin Chapel, one of my favourite classic abandoned places that I have visited several times over the years. Somewhere in Wales.

#Wales #Abandoned #Urbex #Photography #UrbanExploration #AbandonedPlaces #LostPlaces

I 🩵 alovelye old Citroën! Here are some highlights from my large collection of abandoned Citroën cars.

You can see the evolution of the manufacturer’s design from the 1920s vintage carriage-like motors through aerodynamic curves of the 1970s and onto the boxy bodies of the 80s/90s.

Which Citroën model is your favourite? For me, it's the DS-21 Pallas. My dream car!

#Citroen #BarnFind #ClassicCars #WeirdCarMastodon #Citroen #ClassicCar #Cars #Photography

Ghosts from the past. A curious scene formed by the interplay between graffiti and a lonely wheelchair, inside an abandoned Italian "manicomio" (madhouse, or mental asylum). What meaning does this scene hold for you? Does it symbolise hope, despair, freedom or confinement?

#Story #Explore #Photography #AbandonedPlaces #LostPlaces #LostPlace #Graffiti #Art #MastoArt

🎨 In the industrial heart of Sheffield lie the Attercliffe Tram Sheds. Inside this brick-built ruin is a fascinating long urban art gallery featuring some of Sheffield’s top graffiti artists. The gallery showcases well-known graffiti artists, including Coloquix and Mars, among others.

#Graffiti #UrbanArt #Sheffield #Attercliffe #Art #MastoArt #Photography #Ruins #ArtGallery

59 Chevrolet Impala

📷 Olympus Chrome Six
🎞️ #kodakgold #120film

Ross-On-Wye, England; September 2023

#believeinfilm #filmphotography #kodakgold120 #mediumformat #Photography #Chevrolet #ChevroletImpala #1950s

A burnt-out car dealership in Preston, England. Like a post-apocalyptic scene from the #Fallout series. Inside the collapsed warehouse, twisted car shells and orange oxidised metal fill the space.

Approximately 150 vehicles were inside when the fire started.

More photos and full story -
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/other/post-apocalyptic-car-dealership-england/

#PostApocalyptic #Rust #Photography #Preston #Lancashire #Abandoned #Cars #Urbex #UrbanExploration

Wallpapered ceilings. Certainly a choice! Inside an abandoned French chateau I found this gorgeous room. There are so many details to enjoy. From the herringbone floor and black marble fireplace to the ornate mirror surround and chandelier. Everywhere you look there is something to see. What caught your eye?

#France #Chateau #Photography #Wallpaper #InteriorDesign #Abandoned #LostPlaces

⛪An abandoned church hall, later used as a nightclub. Somewhere in England.

Built in 1903 as a Methodist Central Hall, before its 1990s rebirth as a nightclub. It was a legendary rave venue for two decades.

The building’s history hasn't been without tragedy. It was the site of several fatalities: a fatal fall from the clock tower in the 90s, a murder outside the venue, and a drug-related death in the 2000s.

#England #History #BuildingsAtRisk #Photography #Abandoned #Urbex #Church #Nightclub

📷 Just for fun, here is a random #photo from my collection. Would you like to hear its #story? Something catch your eye? Ask in the comments!

💙 Follow if you love #Urbex & #AbandonedPlaces photography

#PhotoOfTheDay #Photographer #Photography

Machines called Bertrams Beaters line this long hall. These pale blue and beige machines would macerate and break up the pulp fibres. Inside the now demolished Robert Fletcher & Sons Paper Mill, England.

#Photography #Urbex #UrbanExploration #AbandonedPlaces

👁️👁️ Peek-a-boo Panhard! A 1950s/1060s Panhard Dyna PL 17 rusts in peace in an old classic car graveyard, somewhere in France

#ClassicCar #Abandoned #France #Photography #WeirdCarMastodon #Cars

📽️ The Grand, Southport. Now a beautiful restaurant and cocktail bar. I explored the site before the renovations, when it had stood abandoned for around 20 years.

Originally built as a 1920s vehicle showroom, it was transformed in the 1930s into a lavish cinema. It then operated as a bingo hall and later a casino, but this closed in the 2000s.

#Southport #Heritage #ArtDeco #Photography #Cinema #Architecture #Moderne #AbandonedPlaces

❤️‍🔥Going out in Art Deco style! This 1920s crematorium in Romania has bold geometric design, picked out by black tiles set against white surrounding tiles. The overall design inspired by the Art Deco movement of the time: clean lines, geometric forms, and a sense of grandeur.

More photos -
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/religious/1920s-crematorium-romania/

#ArtDeco #Photography #DarkTourism #Romania #Crematorium #Cremation #Abandoned #LostPlaces

🆕 ⛪ 🇩🇪 New location feature: Schimmelkirche, Germany.

The church was once a thriving hub for the village. Post-reunification demographic shifts led to a steady decline in attendance.

Above the altar, a German script reads “Ich bin der Weg, die Wahrheit und das Leben.”

Full write-up and gallery now live on my website 👇
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/religious/schimmelkirche-molmecker-kirche-germany/

#Germany #AbandonedPlaces #Photography #History #Urbex #History #LostPlace #Church

I interrupted your Sunday morning to bring you, sleepy seals? Who is your favourite?

🪨 Rock pillow
⚫ Black velvet orb
🤍 Marshmallow
🦛 Hippo

After you have paid homage to the sleep ada potatoes, we return to our usual programme of lost places and rusty relics 📷

#Wildlife #Nature #Seals #Furbaby #Seal #Cute #CutePosting #Photography #WildlifePhotography

59 Chevrolet Impala

📷 Olympus Chrome Six
🎞️ #kodakgold #120film

Ross-On-Wyre, England; September 2023

#believeinfilm #filmphotography #kodakgold120 #mediumformat #Photography

🤠 #Westworld vibes! A surreal piece of Americana in Japan,an abandoned theme park filled with animatronic cowboys.

Built on a dream in the 1970s, the attraction evolved from a horse ranch into a million-visitor attraction. The opening of juggernauts like Tokyo DisneySea and Universal Studios Japan in the mid-2000s signalled the end.

https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/leisure/western-village-wild-west-theme-park-japan-haikyo/

#Haikyo #Japan #AbandonedPlaces #Explore #Photography

🚭 No Smoking. This sign caught my eye while exploring the changing rooms of an abandoned coal miners' changing room. The colours, the crispy peeling paint, and the brick textures combine with the old sign in its rotting frame.

#Photography #Texture #Abandoned #Decay #PeelingPaint #Urbex #UrbanExploration